About 1,200 people joined an anti-discrimination march in Kawaguchi, a city near Tokyo where about 8% of residents are ...

Crime is low but anxiety is rising, fueled by demographics, social media and perception gaps shaping how safety is felt.

An unremarkable riverside near Tokyo was transformed into a neon wonderland on New Year's Eve as enthusiasts gathered to enj ...

Close aides to Saitama Governor Motohiro Ono were surprised by the apparent turnaround in his thinking about the Kurdish ...

SAITAMA—The Saitama District Court on Nov. 21 ordered a halt to a planned protest targeting Kurdish people in Japan, ruling that the demonstration amounted to hate speech. The protest was scheduled ...

Efforts to rescue a 74-year-old driver continued on Thursday, days after a massive sinkhole in the Japanese city of Yashio swallowed up his truck. Japanese authorities have asked 1.2 million people ...